O que é On-chain?
A transaction recorded in a Bitcoin block, as opposed to one settled off-chain in a channel or inside a custodian's ledger.
On-chain settlement is final, public and costs block space. Off-chain settlement is cheap and fast but carries a different trust or liveness assumption depending on the mechanism.
The distinction matters for data as well as payments: on-chain metrics see only on-chain activity, which is a shrinking share of total economic use.
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Lightning Network
A network of payment channels built on Bitcoin that settles small payments off-chain, using the base layer…
Como funcionaTransaction
A signed instruction consuming one or more UTXOs and creating new ones. Once confirmed it cannot be reversed.
On-chain dataEndereços ativos
The count of unique addresses appearing in transactions over a period, usually one day.
Esta definição faz parte do glossário da Bitcoin Logical. Para a explicação completa, comece por Aprender, ou veja os números ao vivo em O Sinal Bitcoin.